Kodak PlaySport (Zx3) HD Waterproof Pocket Video Camera (Black) Review

I shot this utilizing the Kodak PlaySport even though snorkeling off of Ixtapa, Mexico. The water wasn't the clearest, but I did get fairly superior final results. It looked really terrific within the pool. In addition, it looks wonderful above water! I use it at my son's baseball video games and I've been amazed at the excellent. Hands down the top point about this camera will be the size. It really is so simple to slip in a pocket and just carry all around. Great minor vacation camera. My only complaint is that the management wheel is often a minor tiny. I would often accidentally cease recording although trying to zoom in or out. You receive utilized to it however and it's a minor annoyance. I extremely advocate this camera.

The hinges inside of the battery/SD slot cover and also the charging/hdmi port covers are metal so if you don't rinse it off well or submerge in freshwater, there's a good chance you'll start to see some corrosion on those parts. Mine was fine until it died on me due to internal condensation. I had used it about a dozen times before it died while in French Polynesia. It died in the middle of my honeymoon. Disappointing to say the least. And Kodak support was pretty horrible. I opted to return for a full refund. I don't want to have to deal with a dead Playsport that's outside of the warranty/return period. It's not worth it to me even for $150.

What class SD card did you use and did you program the SD card first? I've been reading in other reviews that users have had problems with the video locking up and being unresponsive to any control buttons and eventually having to disconnect the battery and reinstall just to have found they've lost what they recorded or what they did record won't upload onto their computer, etc. Did you experience any problems like that while using this camera? Please share what class SD card and the brand of card you were using if you didn't experience this problem.

How well does this camera operate in cold, rainy weather? The Cascade Mountain Range is generally considered impassable in the wintertime (unless the roads have been cleared of snow, and you have, perhaps, snow tires). I need some shots of a layer of ice floating on the top of a swimming pool. Yes, I will have a wetsuit, so I can climb down into the water, and shoot from below. I have a friend with an oxygen tank and mouthpiece. Hey, it's his swimming pool. (Or can I simulate sheets of ice by throwing styrofoam sheets on the pool?)

And does the lens have threadings around the aperture? Or should I expect to use  some scotch tape to put more lenses on? I already have a bunch of 37 mm lenses, and some 30.5 to 37 mm adaptors.

What I hear in the video is alot of crackling....I don't know if this is suppose to be this way? Or is a quality issue. I like the video aspect of it, it's exactly what it's like snokeling and how frustrated you were with the water in the snorkel and mask. I found it amusing! Your lucky if the mask fits your face  so the quality of the digital image is superb! I'd love to see it in clearer water.